Sewing Fashion Knits

Beyond the Basics

Stretch your skills with designer Linda Lee as you learn how to sew knits from slinky to open weave, including preparation, sewing and serging for a perfect finish.

Fashion knit fabrics have a delicious drape, create elegant yet comfortable garments, but can often be challenging to sew. Master the techniques you need to create your own fashion knit wardrobe with your home sewing machine, including how to prepare your fabric, finish seams and edges, stabilize shoulders and necklines, and troubleshoot for puckering, curling, slipped stitches and more. If you have a serger, Linda offers invaluable advice for using it to create attractive finishes.

Lesson 7. Edge Finishes

Lesson 8. Bonus: Sewing a Simple Garment

Linda provides even more tips and tricks to improve your edges with an in-depth look at shoulder and sleeve seams.

"Linda has a clear teaching style, and the camera angles are great -- you can see exactly what she's doing. Just a great class for anyone who wants to sew better with knits. Thanks Linda!" - barb.alsk40780Pittsburgh

Lesson 7. Edge Finishes

Lesson 8. Bonus: Sewing a Simple Garment

Linda provides even more tips and tricks to improve your edges with an in-depth look at shoulder and sleeve seams.

The instructor

Linda Lee, Instructor of Sewing Fashion Knits

Linda Lee has loved fabric for as long as she can remember, so it's no surprise that she’s spent her career working in fashion and interior design. She is the owner of The Sewing Workshop Pattern Collection, where adventurous sewers can find patterns for distinctive garments created with innovative techniques. She has written numerous sewing books and contributed articles for magazines including Threads, Sew News and Stitch. She has also been the sewing expert for segments on HGTV programs Today at Home and Our Home.

Ratings & reviews

Class rating

(86 reviews)

Well Organized Presentation

by svetlana921 on March 30, 2015

Instructor is articulate and knowledgable. Easy to understand

Instructor is articulate and knowledgable. Easy to understand

Great Class.

by curlyd1971765418 on March 29, 2015

I am always impressed with Linda I have purchased her other classes as well, so I can say I am a fan and have learned a lot from her and am very happy with this course. I will have to update when I have finished, and tried out her techniques on some projects.

I am always impressed with Linda I have purchased her other classes as well, so I can say I am a fan and have learned a lot from her and am very happy with this course. I will have to update when I have finished, and tried out her techniques on some projects.

Great instructor with lots of tips and suggestions for success with knits

by PaulaChilds on March 21, 2015

Linda is really a great instructor for details, tips, and techniques. I worked out the eShrug pattern before I watched the video...learned a lot - a few thing I had to un-learn. I was able to return to the garment and correct a few details before sending it to my daughter. I'm going to try this one in a few other knits that are in my stash.I also like Linda's change of outfits as well as seeing other adaptations/styles/colors on the mannequins in the studio. She focused on the process / ...

Linda is really a great instructor for details, tips, and techniques. I worked out the eShrug pattern before I watched the video...learned a lot - a few thing I had to un-learn. I was able to return to the garment and correct a few details before sending it to my daughter. I'm going to try this one in a few other knits that are in my stash.I also like Linda's change of outfits as well as seeing other adaptations/styles/colors on the mannequins in the studio. She focused on the process / finished item, rather than talking extensively about her Sewing Workshop products and the brand of sewing machine/serger that she uses on the Craftsy program.

Just What I Needed

by JMKate on March 19, 2015

Linda delivered just what I needed to return to sewing knits. She described the different types of knits and the different treatments they might require in sewing machine and serger techniques. By the end, I no longer felt anxious about tackling knits, or about making good use of my serger. That was worth the price of the class, alone.

Linda delivered just what I needed to return to sewing knits. She described the different types of knits and the different treatments they might require in sewing machine and serger techniques. By the end, I no longer felt anxious about tackling knits, or about making good use of my serger. That was worth the price of the class, alone.

Excited!

by donnakcru6423585 on March 18, 2015

In the first lesson, I learned that Linda Lee explained very clearly what I can expect from this class . Just learning the types of knits currently available, their qualities & uses gets me smarter right away. I'm always apprehensive about any teacher in any class; but, now that we've got that issue out of the way, I'm very excited to get on with it - that is, to become a more knowledgable sewer in a reasonable amount of time. And being able to go back & review at any time is a real ...

In the first lesson, I learned that Linda Lee explained very clearly what I can expect from this class . Just learning the types of knits currently available, their qualities & uses gets me smarter right away. I'm always apprehensive about any teacher in any class; but, now that we've got that issue out of the way, I'm very excited to get on with it - that is, to become a more knowledgable sewer in a reasonable amount of time. And being able to go back & review at any time is a real plus! Thank you so much for offering this class. Donna O'Brien